Job summary Ward C6 is a 29 bedded mixed sex ward specialising in the medical care for older people.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join our nursing team.We are looking for a motivated nurse to join our senior leadership team that will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality safe patient care.This post will involve deputising for the ward manager in their absence and assisting with the day to day running of unit.Informal visits are encouraged.
Main duties of the job To assist the ward / unit manager in the overall management of the ward and to provide safe, individualised, holistic and evidence based, patient focused care.
About us Come Nurse with us... Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country.
It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital.
We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services.
It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development.
Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care.
We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air) Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa.
Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - ( A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 16 January 2025 Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 27 January 2025 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days.
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.
Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals.
We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues.
Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces.
Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances.
Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given.
In some cases, alternative working hours will be welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current registration with the NMC as an adult nurse Evidence of continued professional development Practice assessor and supervisor Desirable Completion of a leadership program Experience Essential Experience in older medical nursing care Experience of complex discharge planning Experience of shift co-ordination and patient flow Desirable Experience as team leader Experience in team development and management eg.
Appraisals, sickness and performance Previous experience of bleep holding Knowledge Essential Knowledge of mentorship and teaching Management of deteriorating patients Desirable Experience in venepuncture and cannulation Understanding patient flow, completion of discharge milestones and criteria to reside Understanding of how to use the trust EPIC system Skills Essential Effective communication skills Management and teaching skills Effective team working skills Problem solving Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Be able to work a variety of shift patterns including night shifts